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The Barrier to Advanced Development of Synthetic Embryos

In April researchers in China created synthetic embryos from monkey cells and implanted them into the wombs of adult monkeys. Scientists say it's not clear whether the barrier to more advanced development is mere technical or has a more fundamental biological cause. A synthetic embryos grown from mouse cells were reported to appear almost identical to natural embryos, but when they were implanted into female mice, they did not develop into live animals.

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